There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Kalamata by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Kalamata • 9h 39m
Cheapest option
Fly to Athens, bus • 11h 37m
6 alternative options
Train, bus • 2 days 10h
Train, Bus via Nuremberg • 2 days 10h
Bus • 2 days 20h
Bus via Thessaloníki • 2 days 20h
Bus via Madrid • 2 days 21h
Drive • 36h 49m
Madrid to Kalamata by train, bus and walk
The journey time between Madrid and Kalamata is around 2 days 10h and covers a distance of around 4817 km. This includes an average layover time of around 3h 30m. Operated by Renfe Viajeros, TGV inOui, Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express and others, the Madrid to Kalamata service departs from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha and arrives in Kalamata. Typically only one service runs weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Kalamata is to bus via Madrid which costs €140 - €210 and takes 2 days 21h.
The quickest way to get from Madrid to Kalamata is to fly which costs €140 - €450 and takes 9h 39m.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Kalamata. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Kalamata via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Madrid and Kalamata is 2262 km. The road distance is 3896.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Kalamata without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs €170 - €280.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Madrid to Kalamata, including transfers.
Madrid to Kalamata bus services, operated by Georg, depart from Madrid station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Kalamata is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs €140 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €250 and takes 2 days 20h.
There is no direct flight from Madrid Airport to Kalamata Airport. The quickest flight takes 7h 30m and has one stopover.
Madrid to Kalamata bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Kalamata station.
- Distance: 2262.3 km
- Duration: 9h 39m
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Kalamata, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa and seven other airlines fly from Madrid to Kalamata 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Kalamata via Sofia in around 2 days 20h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €750
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €470
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250 - €750
Flights from Madrid to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €650
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €750
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250 - €750
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260 - €850
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €750
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230 - €950
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50 - €75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €50 - €75
- Phone
- +34 910 150 000
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona Sants Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28 - €50
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €28 - €50
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45 - €65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80 - €120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140 - €240
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €140 - €200
- 1st Class
- €180 - €240
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €55
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21 - €25
- Schedules at
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €44 - €50
- Schedules at
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65 - €75
- Schedules at
- ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110 - €150
- Website
- http://www.yubim.eu/
Bus from Madrid to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110 - €150
- Website
- http://www.yubim.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30 - €55
- Website
- http://en.union-ivkoni.com/
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Nürnberg to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200 - €290
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Madrid to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150 - €190
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
- Phone
- +3592917400
- info@darytravel.com
- Website
- dary.bg
Bus from Madrid to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- dary.bg
- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15 - €17
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
Kalamata is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 6:49 AM in Madrid and 7:49 AM in Kalamata.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Kalamata is 3896 km. It takes approximately 36h 49m to drive from Madrid to Kalamata.
Air Europa, Edelweiss Air, Swiss and four other airlines offer flights from Madrid Airport to Kalamata Airport.
There are 1267+ hotels available in Kalamata. Prices start at €87 per night.
The best way to get from Madrid to Madrid Airport is to train which takes 26 min and costs €2 - €3.